Ghost – Rats: A Video Breakdown

It is difficult to think of another band in recent memory that has been as divisive in the metal community as Ghost. Arguments rage throughout the internet if the band is metal or pop or if the band’s gimmick is funny or dumb. Are they for non-metal normies or the oldest of old school traditionalist metal fans? Are they cool or cheesy as fuck? Has band vocalist Tobias “Papa Emeritus” Forge completely ripped off the original “Nameless Ghouls”? Lots of valid questions.

Personally, I’m “eh” on Ghost. Ritual is a decent song, but I have very little desire to explore anything else. I like a good gimmick, but theirs feels played-out. Everything about them just feels…mundane. It exists and that’s about it. It’s not worth hating, but it’s also not worth loving. The band just released a new video and it has almost three million view. Three. Million. What? Why? How? Who? Where? I guess we just have to break it down.